Neutron
scattering explains how myoglobin can perform without water
Press
release issued 2 August 2012
Proteins do
not need to be surrounded by water to carry out their vital biological
functions, according to new research published in the Journal of the American
Chemical Society. The findings, led by scientists from the University of
Bristol, the Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS) in Grenoble, the Australian
National University, the Institut Laue Langevin and the Jülich Centre for
Neutron Science, will help towards the potential application of proteins in
biochemical gas sensors or in state-of-the-art wound dressing.
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